Emerald City CoffeeAn Uptown Community Hub

Emerald City Coffee is a 23-year-old coffee store, which just opened its second store in Uptown Chicago. Emerald is not only a place where people can get their morning cuppa joe but has become a community hub by holding all kinds of live events.

People are lining up in an early weekend morning for a fresh expresso to start their days.

Emerald has an art gallery where artists can sell their paintings for free.

At night, musician Phil Circle and his friends hold a concert at Emerald.

Emerald closed around 10 p.m. at that night. Storekeeper Brain Osborn packs unsold food and give them to the homeless around the street corner.